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Release No: 1293-07November 07, 2007

DoD Announces Civilian Awards

The 52nd annual DoD Distinguished Civilian Service Awards and the 3rd annual DoD David O. Cooke Excellence in Public Administration Award were presented in a Pentagon ceremony on Nov. 7, 2007 by Gordon England, Deputy Secretary of Defense. The ceremony was hosted by the director, administration and management, Michael B. Donley.

The DoD David O. Cooke Excellence in Public Administration Award recognizes a DoD employee with three to ten years of federal service who occupies a non-managerial DoD position and exhibits great potential as a future federal executive. This employee will emulate Cooke’s dedication to service while helping to effect and promote cooperation and improvement in the department. The recipient of this award was Joshua R. Fairley, Department of the Army. Fairley is responsible for researching in the Countermine Phenomenology, Joint Anterrorism/Force Protection and Antiterrorist Barrier programs.

The DoD Distinguished Civilian Service Award (DCSA) is the highest DoD-level award that a career civil servant can earn. This prestigious competitive award recognizes career employees at all levels for their exceptional contributions. Nominees must have shown exceptional devotion to duty and extremely significant contributions of a broad scope in the operation of DoD. The following DoD employees received this award: